3 Theoretical Orientation In Classroom Management

1. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

2. • Self-concept/Personal Adjustment: Teacher
encourages the discourages students, builds
self esteem by arranging for and calling
attention to success, improving peer
relationship, etc.
• Insight (cognitive): teacher spends time
with problem students individually, getting
to know them personally, attempting to
instruct and inform them.
• Behavioristic: teacher offers incentives,
negotiates contracts, calls attention to and
reinforces desirable behavior.
3 Theoretical Orientation In
Classroom Management

3. Behavioristic Approach
3 major categories of action to take
in establishing a behaviorally
oriented classroom management
program:
1. Structuring/Selecting and arranging
activities.
2. Monitor student behavior
3. Reinforce positive behavior/ Redirect
inappropriate Behavior.

4. Establishing Rules
General Recommendations:
– Select 4 or 5 rules that you will use to set
guidelines and limits for behavior in your
classroom.
– State the rules in terms of positive
expectations of behavior you want to see. Be
careful about stating rules in the form of “
Don’t”
– Think about specific examples of behavior that
would demonstrate each rule.
– Post the rules in your classroom.
– Teach the rules just as you would academic
content using the discussed previously.

5. Sample Rules for the
Elementary Level
• Be polite and Helpful
• Take care of your School
• Behave in the cafeteria
• Do not hit, shove or hurt others
• Keep the bathroom clean.

6. Structuring/Selecting And
Arranging Activities
•Establish consequences
 Reinforce forcers
 Punishers
•Establish method of delivering reinforces
 Token reinforcement program
 Contingency contract Programs
• State expectations clearly
• focus on positive expectations
• Practice positive behavior
• Establish group cohesiveness and
responsibility.
• Establish cues
• Model Appropriate Behavior

7. Sample rules for the Secondary
Level
• Bring all needed material to class
• Be in your seat and ready to work
when the bell rings.
• Obtain permission before
speaking or leaving your seat.
• Respect and be polite to people.
• Respect others people property.

8. Rules our family uses at home
• I will do what I am asked to do
without an argument
• I will be kind and respectful to my
parents and other family members.
• I will ask permission and accept the
decision without getting angry
• I will remain calm when I feel angry
and talk about how I feel.

9. Establishing Consequences
Level of
Significance
Reward Penalty
Mild • Smile
• Compliment
• Cheery note
on
assignment
• Small
amount of
tokens
traded for
small
reward.
• Eye contact
• Have student
state rule
broken
• Change seats
• Isolation
• Confiscation
of forbidden
objects or
roles.

10. Establishing Consequences
Level of
Significance
Reward Penalty
Moderate • Posting good
work
• Positive note
for parents
• Special
Privileges
• Staying after
school
• Loss of
Privileges
• Call to
parents
• Isolation in
special room

11. Establishing Consequences
Level of
significance
Reward Penalty
Extensive • Field trips
• Recognition
at awards
banquet
• Write up in
newspaper
• Trip to
principal’s
office
• Loss of
special class
event

12. Thank you---